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and president obama is not giving up on trying to get congress to do the right thing. >> president obama is heading to the hill a little bit later on today. >> president obama had pep rallies with house and senate democrats. he kept his message tight and focused. >> jobs, middle
and president obama is not giving up on trying to get congress to do the right thing. >> president obama is heading to the hill a little bit later on today. >> president obama had pep rallies with house and senate democrats. he kept his message tight and focused. >> jobs, middle
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and president obama is not giving up on trying to get congress to do the right thing. >> president obama is heading to the hill a little bit later on today. >> president obama had pep rallies with house and senate democrats. he kept his message tight and focused. >> jobs, middle class. >> basically just another internal campaign rally. >> not everyone thinks that is a great idea. >> just a further vision of a widely planned pan. >> also, you see what ted cruz said? there are a lot of politicians who say they are opposed to obama care. >> stand for principles, stand up and be funded. don'
and president obama is not giving up on trying to get congress to do the right thing. >> president obama is heading to the hill a little bit later on today. >> president obama had pep rallies with house and senate democrats. he kept his message tight and focused. >> jobs, middle class. >> basically just another internal campaign rally. >> not everyone thinks that is a great idea. >> just a further vision of a widely planned pan. >> also, you see what...
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president obama explained as much this weekend. >> think about it. we lost the last veteran of the first world war two years ago. but we still care for the children of our world war i veterans. to this day, we still help care for children of men who fought in the spanish american war. even the daughter of a civil war veteran. so when we -- [ applause ] so when we talk about fulfilling our promises to all who serve, we're not just talking about a few years. we're talking about decades. for as long as you and your families walk this earth. >> for as long as you and your families walk this earth. president obama speaking with veterans this weekend. a daughter of a u.s. civil war veteran is still, today, receiving veterans benefits that her dad earned by serving in the civil war. wow. for this president, who has ended one of the wars he inherited and who says he will end the other, the longest war in our history next year, for president obama, the issue of making good on our promises to veterans has been a huge deal for his administration and frankly has
president obama explained as much this weekend. >> think about it. we lost the last veteran of the first world war two years ago. but we still care for the children of our world war i veterans. to this day, we still help care for children of men who fought in the spanish american war. even the daughter of a civil war veteran. so when we -- [ applause ] so when we talk about fulfilling our promises to all who serve, we're not just talking about a few years. we're talking about decades. for...
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congress and signed by president obama in december. and it banned from entering into the united states, a whole list of russian officials. 18 russian officials thought to be either connected with this specific death or accused of other human rights abuses. russia, of course, was enraged by this, enraged by the rebuke, enraged that the united states would try to take some sort of moral high ground on human rights issues, russia protested voer sirrously and it ultimately led to the tit for tat list, banning 18 americans by name, if we're going to ban 18 russians by name. it also led to a ban on american parents adopting russian orphans. and it not only banned american parents from adopting russian children in the future, it halted adoptions that were already well underway for hundreds of families. hundreds of russian kids, more than 300 who had already met their new american families, who had been told they would be going home to their new home with their new parents, those hopes were just ended in a gut-wrenchingly abrupt way. those kid
congress and signed by president obama in december. and it banned from entering into the united states, a whole list of russian officials. 18 russian officials thought to be either connected with this specific death or accused of other human rights abuses. russia, of course, was enraged by this, enraged by the rebuke, enraged that the united states would try to take some sort of moral high ground on human rights issues, russia protested voer sirrously and it ultimately led to the tit for tat...
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obama's relationship with the russian president since u.s./russian relations are all over the headlines right now. it's not just russia's decision to provide temporary asylum to the nsa leaker, edward snowden, or even russia's high-profile arrest recently of a u.s. diplomat who they have accused of being a cia spy and who they perp walked to a great effect. it's not even just russia's decision to ban american couples from adopting russian children. it's also russia's recent spate of anti-gay legislation which has drawn lots of criticism from the west, and some calls that the world should boycott the upcoming winter olympics that are due to be held in russia next year. >> i know that one question that's been raised is how do we approach the olympics? i want to just make very clear right now i do not think it's appropriate to boycott the olympics. we've got a bunch of americans out there who are training hard, who are doing everything they can to succeed. nobody's more offended than me by some of the anti-gay and lesbian legislation you've been
obama's relationship with the russian president since u.s./russian relations are all over the headlines right now. it's not just russia's decision to provide temporary asylum to the nsa leaker, edward snowden, or even russia's high-profile arrest recently of a u.s. diplomat who they have accused of being a cia spy and who they perp walked to a great effect. it's not even just russia's decision to ban american couples from adopting russian children. it's also russia's recent spate of anti-gay...
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then senator barack obama came on this show and name checked the u.s. power grid as something that maybe we ought to focus on more as a country. >> i think we have to rebuild our infrastructure. you look at what china's doing right now, their trains are faster than us, their ports are better than us, they are preparing for a very competitive 21st century economy. and we're not. one of the most important infrastructure projects we need is a whole new electricity grid. if we're going to be serious about renewable energy, i want to be able to get wind power from north dakota to population centers like chicago. >> on something like the electrical grid, that's an issue of american resilience, even against the threat of terrorism. a lot of times when you look at counter terrorism officials, the things they game out are an al qaeda attack on the electrical grid. at this point a snowstorm is an attack on our electrical grid. five days later, barack obama won the presidency. i'm still waiting for my follow-up interview. four months after he signed the presidency
then senator barack obama came on this show and name checked the u.s. power grid as something that maybe we ought to focus on more as a country. >> i think we have to rebuild our infrastructure. you look at what china's doing right now, their trains are faster than us, their ports are better than us, they are preparing for a very competitive 21st century economy. and we're not. one of the most important infrastructure projects we need is a whole new electricity grid. if we're going to be...
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obama, i was shocked he made the statement. i also, you know, want him to extend his concern about what's happening with police and prisons here, to live up to his promise to close guantanamo. i'd be very glad to see that happen because it needs to happen with the hunger strike happening and everything. we're in the best of times and the the worst of times in some way and i think that's the reality. a black face on a white power structure is still a white power structure and that's the sad reality we need to come to terms with. the fact that i could be at the most elite law school in the country and be thrown in jail. and half a dozen times. pulled out of cabs. in brooklyn, if you're in brooklyn, i can't wear my resume on my forehead. police don't give a damn. we need to look at how do we change this culture of aggressive policing of black and brown communities and move toward public health as a strategy, safer communities, healthier xhunts, rather than being tough on crime and locking folks away. the prison system as it exists
obama, i was shocked he made the statement. i also, you know, want him to extend his concern about what's happening with police and prisons here, to live up to his promise to close guantanamo. i'd be very glad to see that happen because it needs to happen with the hunger strike happening and everything. we're in the best of times and the the worst of times in some way and i think that's the reality. a black face on a white power structure is still a white power structure and that's the sad...
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here's president obama's tone. it was very different, as i said, from kerry's, who spoke a couple hours before. let's watch him this afternoon. here's a president in a meeting. he sort of did it as a photo spray right before his meeting with some baltic state presidents. >> i have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken to help enforce that norm, but as i've already said, i have had my military and our team look at a wide range of options. we have consulted with allies. we've consulted with congress. we've been in conversations with all the interested parties. and in no event are we considering any kind of military action that would involve boots on the ground, that would involve a long-term campaign, but we are looking at the possibility of a limbed, narrow act that would help make sure that not only syria, but others around the world, understand that the international community cares about maintaining this chemical weapons ban. >> anne, it's so different. usually presidents say everyth
here's president obama's tone. it was very different, as i said, from kerry's, who spoke a couple hours before. let's watch him this afternoon. here's a president in a meeting. he sort of did it as a photo spray right before his meeting with some baltic state presidents. >> i have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken to help enforce that norm, but as i've already said, i have had my military and our team look at a wide range of options. we have consulted...
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beat barack obama. the other one is there's no such thing in a post-bush world of being too pure in the republican party. what that exactly means from a policy and agenda standpoint, i don't know, nobody's articulated yet. there's this constant battle now, constant reinforcement for people who seek out the most pure position, most pure label and you can gain stature, prominence and make a lot of money on the conservative side by claiming the most pure ground now, even if it doesn't mean winning national elections. >> there have always been people making that argument within republican politics because it helped their bottom line. they realized it was not going to be the best thing for the party winning general elections. right now, though, i feel like we have the heritage foundation really pushing republicans in that direction, and we have the rnc really thinking about going in that direction. we have the power base, that is going in that direction, what are the countervailing sources? >> there are the
beat barack obama. the other one is there's no such thing in a post-bush world of being too pure in the republican party. what that exactly means from a policy and agenda standpoint, i don't know, nobody's articulated yet. there's this constant battle now, constant reinforcement for people who seek out the most pure position, most pure label and you can gain stature, prominence and make a lot of money on the conservative side by claiming the most pure ground now, even if it doesn't mean winning...
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president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were candid photos showing the president breaking the rule that presidents should never be photographed with anything on their heads. but also he doesn't look all that dorky. bike helmets are much cuter than they used to be. the president's vacation, though, also reportedly marked by some protests. low key local protests where the president was staying that were aimed at catching the president's eye. "dressed in a polar bear costume, jerry, the field director for the center of biological diversity has been all over the island trying to catch the president's eye as his motorcade drives past. at ali's general store, at bunch of grapes bookstore in vineyard haven. you name it. "polar bears not pipelines," he said, removing his bear head to talk to the "boston globe." "wherev
president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were candid photos showing the president breaking the rule that presidents should never be photographed with anything on their heads. but also he doesn't look all that dorky. bike helmets are much cuter than they used to be. the...
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look, the first bar here is 2009, that's president obama's first year in office that's what he had on his hands when he came into office, what he got handed by the outgoing republican administration, then the next three bars are 2010, 2011, 2012 and the final bar, the teeny tiny one, little shorty there, you might miss it on the right, that's the projected deficit for the end of this year. notice that the bars are getting shorter? which means the deficit is getting smaller. you see when things were once long become less long, they are not growing. it's amazing, right? eric cantor, you are incorrect. next up, true or false, the city of detroit is holding an important election tomorrow for the top leadership of that great american city. is that true or is that false? that is false. the city of detroit is holding an election tomorrow but it is pointless because there is no democracy in detroit anymore. the guy on the left of your screen here is dave bing who is the mayor of detroit elected by the people in 2009. he's not running again for the position and i think i know why. the guy on t
look, the first bar here is 2009, that's president obama's first year in office that's what he had on his hands when he came into office, what he got handed by the outgoing republican administration, then the next three bars are 2010, 2011, 2012 and the final bar, the teeny tiny one, little shorty there, you might miss it on the right, that's the projected deficit for the end of this year. notice that the bars are getting shorter? which means the deficit is getting smaller. you see when things...
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"breaking, two explosions in the white house, and barack obama is injured." the message went to "ap's" 1.9 million twitter followers and spread like a virus. re-tweeted almost 5,000 times within a minute. but it was a fake. "ap's "account had been hacked. >> it partly explains the unusual activity in the dow. >> the dow began plunging, and within three minutes, dropped more than 140 points. >> you looked around the floor. you saw people running. you saw people upset. not sure what was going on. just watching this market trade lower. >> automatic trading programs kicked in. >> human beings weren't making these trades. these were computers. algorithms designed to skim the headlines and find negative or positive words and help companies profit on the results. >> minutes after that first message "ap's" corporate account tweeted it was bogus and suspended the "ap's" twitter page. >> i can say the president is fine. i was just with him. >> the syrian electronic army took credit for the hacking as well as for hacking into cbs' "60 minutes" twitter account over the w
"breaking, two explosions in the white house, and barack obama is injured." the message went to "ap's" 1.9 million twitter followers and spread like a virus. re-tweeted almost 5,000 times within a minute. but it was a fake. "ap's "account had been hacked. >> it partly explains the unusual activity in the dow. >> the dow began plunging, and within three minutes, dropped more than 140 points. >> you looked around the floor. you saw people running....
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and without obama care we would have no health insurance. i would like to ask you and the republican party to answer the questions, why do i not have a moral right and access to health care, and why not fund obama care, and could save billions over the next ten years? >> turns out there is nothing in the how to stoke fury during the august recess mid-term, there is nothing in that guide when somebody actually turns up who likes obama care. despite all best efforts to make sure that they stuck to the script, the town hall was actually a town hall, becoming a real exchange between the constituents and their representatives. apparently making all involved unsettled. and maybe that is a good thing. and now conservative and liberal groups are putting out web casts to find out when they're doing a town hall near you. this august, nobody likes giving up a season for when we didn't have politics for now that we do have politics, and if august is the time where we have real unscripted conversations about policy issues, that may not be so bad. we have
and without obama care we would have no health insurance. i would like to ask you and the republican party to answer the questions, why do i not have a moral right and access to health care, and why not fund obama care, and could save billions over the next ten years? >> turns out there is nothing in the how to stoke fury during the august recess mid-term, there is nothing in that guide when somebody actually turns up who likes obama care. despite all best efforts to make sure that they...
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tread on my freedom, president obama, don't tread on my liberty, president obama, don't tread on me. don't tread on me. >> steve lonegan, a candidate in new jersey, the only office he held was in bogota, new jersey, population 200, but this guy who runs for everything, he really is a perennials candidate, even running for governor, he has now become the republican party's nominee for the united states senate. the real one. and of course, democratic groups are gorging on the buffet that is steve lonegan's statement. it is like his greatest hits, circulating fundraising value, and also for nationwide republican brand value. it is amazing that this is the guy who the republican party has nominated for the united states senate. >> i'm a radical. >> this is a ponzi scheme, the biggest disappointment i had when rick perry came out and called it a controversy, the ponzi scheme, is that he didn't stick to his guns, because it is. people are going to say doesn't this mean a tax increase for the poor? and the answer is yes, it does. >> that is their problem, not mine. >> i think both of these
tread on my freedom, president obama, don't tread on my liberty, president obama, don't tread on me. don't tread on me. >> steve lonegan, a candidate in new jersey, the only office he held was in bogota, new jersey, population 200, but this guy who runs for everything, he really is a perennials candidate, even running for governor, he has now become the republican party's nominee for the united states senate. the real one. and of course, democratic groups are gorging on the buffet that is...
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this has been shrewdly and successfully done by the obama administration. it doesn't say much about the rest of us. some good journalism has come out of this that with the snowden leaks and the manning leaks, journalists went through raw data, if you will. >>> information. and did their own reporting. and so some good journalism has come out of it. >> dan rather of "dan rather reports" airing mondays on xiaxs-tv. we have something totally different and slightly ambitious lined up for tomorrow night's show here. i have details coming up. my mantra? trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may oc
this has been shrewdly and successfully done by the obama administration. it doesn't say much about the rest of us. some good journalism has come out of this that with the snowden leaks and the manning leaks, journalists went through raw data, if you will. >>> information. and did their own reporting. and so some good journalism has come out of it. >> dan rather of "dan rather reports" airing mondays on xiaxs-tv. we have something totally different and slightly...
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president obama did one last rally. a huge one. 25,000 people in the rain at the university of north carolina in charlotte. he talked about his grandmother that night. he said, she's gone home. she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side. he said, i'm not going to talk about her too long, because it is hard for me to talk about. so with hours to go until election day, presidential candidate barack obama, that night before the election in 2008, he stood in the rain in charlotte and he cried during his speech. and he gave liz closing argument for why he should be president of the united states. and it was a very powerful moment because of that raw, human emotion, but it was also a powerful political moment because here it was the night before a presidential election and it is a big deal that the democratic presidential candidate is making his closing argument to the nation from the south. and he could afford to do that because some of the south was within reach for him, and for democrats on election day. >
president obama did one last rally. a huge one. 25,000 people in the rain at the university of north carolina in charlotte. he talked about his grandmother that night. he said, she's gone home. she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side. he said, i'm not going to talk about her too long, because it is hard for me to talk about. so with hours to go until election day, presidential candidate barack obama, that night before the election in 2008, he stood in the rain in charlotte...
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and then ask, where is president obama anyway? the president got a new foreign policy headache this month in egypt when the ouster of the elected president who replaced hosni mubarak, since then, egyptian security forces have twice opened fire on supporters killing scores of citizens each time. egypt is kind of a disaster. and president obama would seriously like to find some way of fixing it. yesterday we learned that he is sending a couple senators to egypt, they're going to go to try to convince the egyptian military to let a new round of elections take place, and their names are john mccain and lindsay graham. those two are traveling to egypt at the request of president obama. the same senator mccain and for that matter, senator graham who have spent the last several years calling the president soft on foreign policy. and a threat to world order. i mean, is this for real? like is this for real at all? john mccain is going to egypt on behalf of the president who's foreign policy he called ffectless and written in can disappeari
and then ask, where is president obama anyway? the president got a new foreign policy headache this month in egypt when the ouster of the elected president who replaced hosni mubarak, since then, egyptian security forces have twice opened fire on supporters killing scores of citizens each time. egypt is kind of a disaster. and president obama would seriously like to find some way of fixing it. yesterday we learned that he is sending a couple senators to egypt, they're going to go to try to...
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this has been shrewdly and successfully done by the obama administration. it doesn't say much about the rest of us. some good journalism has come out of this that with the snowden leaks and the manning leaks, journalists went through raw data, if you will. >>> information. and did their own reporting. and so some good journalism has come out of it. >> dan rather of "dan rather reports" airing mondays on axs-tv. we have something totally different and slightly ambitious lined up for tomorrow night's show here. i have details coming up. to pre is the better choice for her, she's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with her all day to see how it goes. [ claira ] after the deliveries, i was okay. now the ciabatta is done and the pain is starting again. more pills? seriously? seriously. [ groans ] all these stops to take more pills can be a pain. can i get my aleve back? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hel
this has been shrewdly and successfully done by the obama administration. it doesn't say much about the rest of us. some good journalism has come out of this that with the snowden leaks and the manning leaks, journalists went through raw data, if you will. >>> information. and did their own reporting. and so some good journalism has come out of it. >> dan rather of "dan rather reports" airing mondays on axs-tv. we have something totally different and slightly ambitious...
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the obama administration is giving very, very wide notice, in facts an attack is coming in my view. >> steve clemons. washington editor at large for the "atlantic" magazine and somebody who is well connected and very candid. steve, thank you for being with us. >> thank you, rachel. >>> it is remarkable, hearing what steve said there about how the overall strategic idea here is is about reestablishing that international norm, that international allergy on weapons of mass destruction. while the u.n. weapons inspectors are there in that country that we would act before we have actually heard from them what they found. is very conflicting direction as far as i'm concerned in terms of what the point of this is. if the idea is we're supposed to reestablish international norms and an international regime against this sort of thing, while the tip of the sphere there is the weapons inspectors. why wouldn't we wait for them? >>> all right. lots ahead. stay with. have i got a treat fo. new clean whipped creme. clean fresh foundation, a dash of hydration, whipped to smooth matte perfection. what
the obama administration is giving very, very wide notice, in facts an attack is coming in my view. >> steve clemons. washington editor at large for the "atlantic" magazine and somebody who is well connected and very candid. steve, thank you for being with us. >> thank you, rachel. >>> it is remarkable, hearing what steve said there about how the overall strategic idea here is is about reestablishing that international norm, that international allergy on weapons...
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. >>> if you look at president obama's schedule any day of the week or month or year, this is usually the first thing you see on that schedule. the president and vice president received the presidential daily briefing. the first thing in the morning, it happens day after day after day after day. it's very consistent. this is pretty much how every day starts for the president of the united states and usually the vice president, too. the presidential daily briefing, the pdb. it's the daily document that contains all the things the intelligence community thinks the president needs to know for that specific day. the pdb or some version of it has been around for more than 50 years. for most of those five decades it was delivered to the president by the head of the cia and then ultimately to the position that was created to be above the head of the cia which is the director of national intelligence. the pdb is a big deal as these things go. it is also classified. you are not the president unless you are watching, mr. president, in which case this doesn't apply to you. aside from that, you a
. >>> if you look at president obama's schedule any day of the week or month or year, this is usually the first thing you see on that schedule. the president and vice president received the presidential daily briefing. the first thing in the morning, it happens day after day after day after day. it's very consistent. this is pretty much how every day starts for the president of the united states and usually the vice president, too. the presidential daily briefing, the pdb. it's the...
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you live to do the invocation for the first african-american president of the united states barack obama. >> benediction. >> the benediction. >> get it straight. >> you closed. >> last word. >> you had the last word. all right. well, dr. lowrie, how do you feel? first of all, let's go back. how was those times? because people don't realize this wasn't just a bus outing coming to washington. there was major struggles in the south. james farmer who headed one of the civil rights groups couldn't even make it, he was in jail. there had been blood shed. tell us the environment that this march happened in. >> well, you know, you sound like john kennedy. he was assured there was going to be violence. he was sure we'd have turmoil and turbulence of all kind at the march. but we had faith. god had brought us along, dr. king kept us under the commitment to let justice roll down but not let violence roll down in our experience. so we trusted god. and we prayed. when i got to washington, i came in early that morning from chicago, and there was nobody around. i came on a plane and i got nervous that
you live to do the invocation for the first african-american president of the united states barack obama. >> benediction. >> the benediction. >> get it straight. >> you closed. >> last word. >> you had the last word. all right. well, dr. lowrie, how do you feel? first of all, let's go back. how was those times? because people don't realize this wasn't just a bus outing coming to washington. there was major struggles in the south. james farmer who headed one...
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syria and chemical weapons and what president obama is planning to do about it. >> the obama administration says there is very little doubt -- >> we believe there is very little doubt about culpability. >> the syrian government used chemical weapons. >> did a chemical weapons attack occur? >> what is before us today is real. >> the answer to that question is yes. >> president obama is weighing military options against syria. >> i have no affection for mr. assad. >> there is no solution as we have long made clear that includes assad. >> but at the same time i am less sure of the resistance. >> in that sense there's a big worry. >> should they let this chemical attack go unanswered? >> i do think action is going to occur. >> this morning a team of u.n. chemical weapons inspectors arrived in
syria and chemical weapons and what president obama is planning to do about it. >> the obama administration says there is very little doubt -- >> we believe there is very little doubt about culpability. >> the syrian government used chemical weapons. >> did a chemical weapons attack occur? >> what is before us today is real. >> the answer to that question is yes. >> president obama is weighing military options against syria. >> i have no affection...
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, if you were still in the obama administration and president obama had the opportunity to run for a third term, is chris christie the republican you'd be most worried about putting him up against? >> what i think is rand paul is going to be his nominee. he starts with huge advantages on fund-raising. if it's hillary clinton, any other democrat, it's going to be a generational type landslide election because rand paul is obviously a lunatic. >> i don't think rand paul is going to get the nomination. it's kind of like rick perry in 20 -- we're talking about 2016. this is bad. in 2012, it's like rick perry, he on paper looked like the guy, but like rick perry, rand paul doesn't know what he's talking about even when he's talking about supposedly his wheelhouse issues. that gets exposed early on when people are exposed to the campaign process. >> he does a better job than rick perry tdoes. >> i don't think so. did you hear him talk about melten friedman like he was alive? >> keep in mind, it's not like all the facts are connected up top. i will make a bet with you that rand paul is goin
, if you were still in the obama administration and president obama had the opportunity to run for a third term, is chris christie the republican you'd be most worried about putting him up against? >> what i think is rand paul is going to be his nominee. he starts with huge advantages on fund-raising. if it's hillary clinton, any other democrat, it's going to be a generational type landslide election because rand paul is obviously a lunatic. >> i don't think rand paul is going to...
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has been on the ballot versus when president obama is not on ballot, the off year. virginia of 2008 and 2012, very different in the virginia that elected bob mcdonnell in 2009, the one that went republican in 2010 in the midterms. if that basic electorate shows up here, cuccinelli would have more of a chance. the other issue, other reason i think this is so close now is simply you can look at all of ken cuccinelli's problems then look at who the democratic candidate is. terry mcauliffe. jonathan who writes for "new york" magazine, said mcauliffe is is the kind of democrat the democrats have dreamed of voting against. cuccinelli is the alternative. it's one of those where the negatives are so high on both i think. >> when we get that, already talking about the surge in decline that happens between presidential and midterm elections. if you have a democrat you're not particularly enthusiastic about, you have a republican who makes you feel like, literally, his running mate, ew jackson. does that shrink the electorate further? what we end up seeing potentially in this
has been on the ballot versus when president obama is not on ballot, the off year. virginia of 2008 and 2012, very different in the virginia that elected bob mcdonnell in 2009, the one that went republican in 2010 in the midterms. if that basic electorate shows up here, cuccinelli would have more of a chance. the other issue, other reason i think this is so close now is simply you can look at all of ken cuccinelli's problems then look at who the democratic candidate is. terry mcauliffe....